ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – Three weeks after his 18-year-old daughter sped away in his Porsche and swerved to her death, Christos Catsouras figured out why he had not been allowed to see her body. Photographs of the 2006 crash were leaked by the California Highway Patrol and posted on the internet. Catsouras said he initially [...]
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Children’s jewelry with high levels of toxic cadmium has been recalled. Federal safety regulators say they have expanded x-ray screening at the nation’s ports to stop these items from making it to stores. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 19,000 “Best Friends” charm bracelet sets.
The bracelet sets [...]
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – San Diego lifeguards reported making about 20 water rescues Saturday when an estimated 3,000 people were gathered on and near Fiesta Island for a party. Nearly half of the people were floating on inner tubes, rafts, and similar items. According to Lieutenant John Everhart with the lifeguard service, many of the [...]
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – A California Highway Patrol officer killed in a plane crash Friday has been identified as Border Division Pilot Officer Dan Benavides. Search crews found the wreckage of the Cessna 206 just before 5 p.m. about 12 miles northeast of Agua Caliente Springs. The location of the crash is in Imperial County, [...]
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – A young woman was seriously injured north of Ramona on Tuesday morning after a head on collision with an SUV. The woman was heading east on state Route 78 in a 2000 white Toyota four door vehicle around 5:40 a.m. She was just west of Haverford Road when she crossed the [...]